a new bart train -- hit the tracks at the macarthur station. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. and i'm michelle griego. is live a long-awaited moment just happened. a new bart train hitting the tracks. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. kpix 5's jessica flores is live right now. you had a chance to ride one of

the cars. how was it? >> reporter: hey there. yeah, michelle, kenny, just about half-hour ago, that inaugural ride took off and i can tell you that the train is very clean compared to the old trains, it's sleek, modern and quieter than the old trains that are currently running through the system. we are on board one of 10 new cars that bart is debuting. i want to show you the cool features. first it has this digital screen that gives you a map of where you are. also some announcements here. and what you're going to notice is also there are three doors for every side. now, the older other trains only have two doors on every side. now, the other big feature here are the seats. they are higher so folks can put their luggage underneath and what you're also going to notice is there are fewer seats on this new 10-car train. they want to give folks standing room during those peak hours. and this is all coming after many setbacks for bart.

they had some delivery delays. they also had an issue in november where this train did not pass a safety test. a bart official says this is a big upgrade to the system. >> it was put in place in 1972. i think the riders are looking forward to new technology and new cars. this is an important milestone because it opens the gate for the rest of the train cars. >> reporter: now, eventually, bart wants to replace the entire fleet, 775 cars. that's going to cost about $2.6 billion. they expect to do that over the next five years. reporting live here in oakland, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. new at noon, people in mexico getting rocked by a powerful earthquake. the 6.3 quake struck at 8 a.m. off the baja, california, coast 48 miles from the city of

loreto. there are no immediate reports of any damage. an 8.1 quake shook southern mexico in september killing 32 people. a showdown in the senate today. the clock is ticking for lawmakers to pass a spending bill or face a government shutdown. anne makovec joins us now with the latest. >> reporter: the house of representatives passed a short- term spending bill last night that keeps the government open through mid-february. but now it is the senate's turn to act on that bill and it's starting to look like it might not happen before midnight. the senate is debating a bill that would keep the government running for at least three weeks. but there seems to be little hope it will pass. >> this vote should be a no- brainer. and it would be except the democratic leader has convinced his members to filibuster any funding bill that doesn't include legislation they are demanding for people who came into the united states illegally! >> reporter: the holdup is what

to do with daca, the program that allows illegal immigrants brought to the u.s. as children to live and work here. democrats say this is the only chance to protect the "dreamers." >> the bill that gets the majority of democrats will not get a majority of the republicans in the house and will not be put on the floor. so this is the way to go. >> reporter: with senators doing more finger-pointing than negotiating the federal government is milwaukeeing preparations for a shutdown. the shutdown means all nonessential government employees would be furloughed, unpaid leave, so national parks and museums would close, unemployment benefits and other government assistance may be delayed, and essential services such as the tsa, fbi, border patrol and the military would continue. social security, medicare and medicaid benefits will not be impacted. the last time the government shut down was 2013 and today the head of the office of management and budget said that

this time around, americans will notice fewer impacts. >> we are going to manage the shutdown differently. we are not going to weaponnize it. we're not going to try and hurt people, especially people who work for the federal government. we still need congress to appropriate the funds. >> republicans need 10 democrats to join them to pass the short-term bill. it's been nearly a year since cities in the bay area and across the country were awash with pink knitted hats and tomorrow, it will happen again for the second annual march. in the bay area nearly 100,000 people are expected to march in san francisco, oakland, san jose and other cities. earlier today an organizer from the march in san jose joined us in studio and says that many protestors feel reinvigorated by a new wave of energy surrounding the "#metoo" and "time's up" movement. >> we are expecting, you know, close to the same crowds as last year but for us it's not how many people show up today. you know, we could have huge

crowds but if everybody walks away and doesn't do anything the next day it's worthless, we're looking for people who will do something after. >> the march will attract a big crowd. traffic reporter jaclyn has the shutdowns and detours set up for the march. >> reporter: there will be an impact on traffic with the women's march in san francisco. so here's what you need to know. the rally begins at civic center plaza right at noon. and then marchers will head on over to market street, which will be closed for about six hours. the closure runs between tenth and stewart streets. the end of the march ends at embarcadero plaza. in addition to market street being closed, mission street will be shut down as well and will be served only with muni transit. we have the best plan to get into san francisco would be to use mass transit. if you would like to use bart, you can take that to the civic center station where also caltrain you can take that to

4th and king and there will be a muni 3045 shuttle to the plaza. if you are planning on using a ferry, you can always that to the ferry building. eleven bay area activists want are off the hook today. the district attorney's office dropped charges against 11 protestors known as the jay 20 resisters. tomorrow marks one year since they were arrested. you can see here they formed a human chain across the caltrain tracks in san francisco and they were taken into custody. the group had been fighting to get their charges dropped all year long. new threats today against a well-known oakland restaurant owner. 7 of his managers say they are ready to quit unless he leaves the business. late last month, more than a dozen women claimed sexual harassment charges against

charlie hallowell. he owns a pizzeria called boot & shoe service. now seven managers at the pizza shop say they will quit on saturday if hallowell doesn't divest from the restaurant. it's unclear whether employees at hallowell's two other restaurants are also threatening to quit. a new snapshot today of the bay area economy and what to expect for 2018. local leaders say growth is much slower than other parts of the country. we sent kpix 5's jackie ward to a meeting in san francisco to find out why. >> reporter: at today's forecast conference bay area economists are hopeful for all that 2018 has to bring but some of them actually think the growth in this area is moving slower than it should be. >> it's great to be in a hot economy but there is such a thing as overheat. >> reporter: business is good in the bay area, no doubt about it, but it could be better. this is the president of the bay area council of economic institute. he thinks the rate at which this part of the country is growing is slow. >> it is growing way more

slowly than it should be growing. other cities of this size worldwide are growing twice as quickly as we are here in the bay area. we have been resisting that growth. we have not been building housing for 40 years. >> reporter: how we spend and invest money is already starting to look different. like what kind of currency will the future require? >> all this stuff about cryptocurrency and [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: automation was also a topic discussed like how will that affect our workforce? >> there will be jobs lost. i think jobs will be created and the skills needed to be -- to succeed in the future will assure the difference. >> reporter: you can't talk about the economy in the bay without addressing the major issues of housing and traffic. dr. weinberg has good news on both those fronts. he claims that if something were to get in our way of progress in these areas, the political process would be the

major source of blame. >> we actually can address our housing challenges and transportation challenges now through using our existing resources more efficiently. >> reporter: on a global level, some experts think china is the market to keep an eye on but its sustainability is in question. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. it's not just rain, the storm also bringing dangerous big surf to bay area beaches. chopper 5 flew over the mavericks surf spot in half moon bay. some of the monster waves reaching 60 feet high. days ago the mavericks challenge postponed the big surf contest due town safe conditions. here's a live look at the sierra. the storm brought nearly a foot of snow to some ski resorts like north star and squaw valley. a winter storm warning is in effect right now. neda is tracking the forecast and the snow. >> look at the blue skies, too. beautiful out there at tahoe. i want to show you the snow totals. the ski resorts are happy they

got a nice dumping of snow. here's what the hi-def doppler. we can still see a little area of some rain. i want to zoom in close and show you what we're noticing now. some of these high elevations, mount hamilton, the slush has been coming down pretty much all morning. it's so cool above there so as that moisture hits, it looks like it's kind of turning into this snowy slushy mix. also want to show you what's going on in sausalito right now and san rafael, lagunitas. there looks to be some rain coming down and here it is right through sausalito. pretty strong cell that just picked up. look at those clouds. you can actually get a view of it here from our sutro camera bringing rain do you also looking at a chance of isolated thunderstorms for this afternoon. i wouldn't be a surprise if you see lightning strikes. so high surf today thunderstorms in the forecast

cooler air is here. we have more coming up. of what if one piece of paper can be the difference between life and death? scientists are working on a test for whether water is contaminated. >> people still missing from the mudslides in southern california. what neighborhoods in santa barbara county look like now.

test to detect contaminated water in developing countries. rts, it coul british researchers say they have created a paper test to detect contaminated water in developing countries. as teri okita reports, it could be a low-cost way to help billions of people who still

lack safe drinking water. >> reporter: this small piece of paper that fits in the palm of your hand could be the first step toward helping end diseases caused by contaminated drinking water. it's printed with a special film that detects toxic elements in water sources. >> this is taken from my water faucet. >> reporter: when the paper is submerged, it shows a change if toxins are present. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the world health organization reports more than 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water at home and 4 billion don't have proper sanitation. huge populations are at risk of diseases like cholera, diarrhea, dysentery and hepatitis "a." . >> the test is cheap and gets fast results.

>> reporter: the test is biodegreatable. each piece of biodegradable, each piece of paper cost about $1.35 a small price to pay for something basic as drinking water. teri okita, cbs news, london. three people are still unaccounted for after mudslides killed 20 people in santa barbara county. more than 100 homes were destroyed in and around montecito when rain washed down hillsides last month. one said the slide was so large it changed the elevation in some neighborhoods by up to 6 feet. time for a check of our weather. we have a little bit of rain, neda. >> we do. we are watching it right now right over san francisco and sausalito. actually in between the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge. we saw lightning earlier over

the pacific. we could see more of throughout the afternoon. you will see dark billowing clouds and that's what we're noticing over the bay now. here it is raining right across highway 1 in lagunitas also in san rafael near novato as well just south of there. you can see it in this live shot. here's our rain totals from the storm that came through yesterday. santa rosa saw about .3", san francisco .4" but maybe a little more than that with this cell that's coming up. here's another view of the rain that's coming down just over the water. also want to show you the bay bridge view as well because

these are the clouds i'm talking about. temperatures right now 53 in san francisco. san jose 57. santa rosa 52. highs will be similar to what we're seeing now. high surf warning in effect until 4 p.m. breakers up to 40 feet at a lot of beaches. the waves are better for the pro surfers to hit the waves today. behind this low that brought that rain, that's the unstable air. there's another system in the gulf of alaska and that will bring us more rainfall. on saturday it will be clear and cold in the morning saturday morning. but by sunday around noon we'll start to get rain through the north bay. it will work down south and clear up in time for the morning commute most likely it will be slick on the roads but most of the damond will be dry. wednesday a chance of rain and i do want to mention sunset happening at 5:19. hey, it's friday. and now what that means.

that means our pet expert is here. one of the cutest dogs in the world. we'll explain why coming up. every friday

pet expert to tackle issues that pet owners may be facing with their furry friends. pic --canine every friday we check in with our pet expert to tackle issues that pet owners may be

facing with their furry friends. and today topic is canine influenza virus. dr. jill chase us with my dog [ non-english language ] i have to admit, he is very cute. >> very photogenic. we're talking about canine influenza because it's fairly new in the virus world for dogs so it's not a core vaccine. and it's been around but not in northern california until very recently. it just showed up in san jose and so we know that it will ultimately come here to san francisco east bay and the north bay so the san francisco veterinarian medical association is now recommending we vaccinate dogs to live in san francisco and the north bay and the east bay to protect our pets and hopefully slow down the spread of the disease. it's a nasty virus that causes very high temperatures which in and of themselves can kill pets. it causes respiratory signs, coughing, sneezing but mostly

if it gets bad it can produce a very thick mucous discharge and it's hard for them to breathe and doesn't respond to antibiotics. hopefully they can build up an immunity. they almost always require serious hospitalization, some pass away and there's a financial consideration. vaccinate them twice, then 10 to 14 days after that they are protected. so i'm of course vaccinating all the dogs in my practice and it's going to become part of the core for san francisco in the bay area become part of the core vaccine so next year we would do the same thing vaccinate again. very important to protect your pets at this time so avoid if you can putting them in sort of a situation like a dog shelter or even i hate to say it because i do love the whole doggie daycare and dog walker situation with you you have to be mindful that animals carry

the virus and not show symptoms and that's how it spreads. just like humans. you don't always show symptoms of the virus when you're incubating it, you get sick, everybody around has been exposed prior to you showing symptoms. >> it's important to get the vaccine. i have to say, osito did well today! it's his tv debut. [ laughter ] >> thank you, dr. jill. he is looking at me? why are you not with me mommy? if you have a question about your pet's health and well- being, just email us at pets@kpix.com and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon. art and history spark connections across cultures, igniting curiosity, conversation, and inspiration. that's why target supports the asian art museum in san francisco. the asian museum is here to make asian arts and culture relevant. the reality is we all have a story to tell. it's what makes us who we are. cbs eye on the community is sponsored by target.

that's it for k-p- i-x 5 news at noon. the bold and the beautiful is next. ken and liz will see you at five. have a great afternoon. that's it for kpix 5 news at noon. isn't he good? >> stole the show. >> calm and he is no big deal as a star. >> now that he has been on tv, does anyone want his autograph? >> i think we'll have to make him our morning mascot. >> i like that idea. ♪[ music ]

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